happiness in slavery.

So yesterday was day 1 at my new full time job. Went pretty good. Bench work is tuff; im not used to it, but employer / co-workers are cool and it was good to get in a days work. I am now a SignSource employee. Roadtrip install work today.

Truth is, I was miserable at my last job for a while. Nobody likes to get fired or laid off but the downtime did help me maintain some sanity. Plus ... I built several cool basses with my time.

The guy "training" me was done friday. He didn't provide too much information. Basic stuff. Once I got a job up and running he realized that he's gonna get a "work free" week. At the end of the week I asked him if there's anything else I should know. He told me no and stated that im probably a better engraver than him.

I already knew this.

Sorry ... ego based in product and numbers.

Today I was doing some simple nose cone increment routing. Things went fine untill I tried to cut through 1/8" plexi with 1/32" aluminum laminated on top. I found out the hard way that the cutters can only cut through 1/8" of material before the tool flares out to the shaft .... grind, grind, grind. Oops.

I need 1/16" dia end mills and a chuck.

I need to learn more about the software so I can do cnc controlled z axis increments for each pass so I don't have to ride on a nose cone and can router kahler pockets, pickup spaces and electronic cavities.

Of course, pick guards are a piece of cake as well as tr covers and cnc vinyl logos.

As well as ... I really like producing great looking signs for our customers.

Went up to another sign company we subcontract work out to. Their table is 12 x 24 feet. Dood was standing on the table prying up prices he machined earlier while the tool was cutting out 2 guitar bodies on the other end ... cool!